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Neurology India
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Neurological Society of India
ISSN: 0028-3886 EISSN: 1998-4022
Vol. 59, Num. 1, 2011, pp. 143-144
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Neurology India, Vol. 59, No. 1, January-February, 2011, pp. 143-144
Correspondence
The genesis of extensor toe sign
Sanjay Sharma
Ram Krishna Care Hospital, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Correspondence Address: Sanjay Sharma, Ram Krishna Care Hospital, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, drsanjaysharma123@rediffmail.com
Date of Submission: 11-Nov-2010
Date of Decision: 11-Nov-2010
Date of Acceptance: 11-Nov-2010
Code Number: ni11045
PMID: 21339692
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.76888
Sir,
An unrecognized painter of Renaissance era created Madonna and Child with Saints on panel, which is now a part of collection in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly Prince of Wales museum, Mumbai. The painting is considered to be the work after Raphael (1483-1520) as evidenced by subtle tonal transitions in treatment of the [Figure - 1]. The left toe of the child went up as Madonna placed her hand on lateral margin of foot, thus showing normal plantar reflex. In 1896, Joseph Francois Babinski first described this reflex. It was painted by many prominent painters in Madonna and child theme, much before Babinski. [1],[2]
References
| 1. | Massey EW, Sanders L. Babinski's sign in medieval, Renaissance, and baroque art. Arch Neurol 1989;46:85-8. Back to cited text no. 1 [PUBMED] [FULLTEXT] |
| 2. | Cone TE Jr, Khoshbin S. Botticelli demonstrates the Babinski reflex more than 400 years before Babinski; pediatrcs in art. Am J Dis Child 1978;132:188. Back to cited text no. 2 [PUBMED] |
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